The Wild Wind Of Antiquity

Alan S Jeeves 1951 (Lancashire)



The wind is come to sojourn once more
Delivering tidings from far away, yonder.
It expires its breath and wheezes veracity.

Eyes may not see but ears are alarmed
As the wind calls out its blustery voice
And those who listen will know it well.

The legend told is one of timeworn myth
But nought can change, save for illusions,
And he who walked before us also follows.

The wind is come to visit this day
To test our faith and inquest our soul
For the wind that comes to call, this day, knows all.

About this poem

Free verse writ in tercets. From 2006

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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on June 29, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XXX XXX XXX XXX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 484
Words 95
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3

Alan S Jeeves

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